19,816 Shares in Waterstone Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:WSBF) Purchased by GSA Capital Partners LLP

GSA Capital Partners LLP acquired a new position in shares of Waterstone Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:WSBF) in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 19,816 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock, valued at approximately $291,000.

Several other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Waterstone Financial by 0.3% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 1,018,828 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock worth $12,399,000 after purchasing an additional 3,531 shares during the last quarter. Foundry Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of Waterstone Financial by 6.2% during the 2nd quarter. Foundry Partners LLC now owns 171,860 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock worth $2,198,000 after purchasing an additional 10,000 shares during the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. lifted its position in shares of Waterstone Financial by 1.4% during the 2nd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 158,780 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock worth $2,031,000 after purchasing an additional 2,188 shares during the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its position in shares of Waterstone Financial by 4.5% during the 2nd quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 90,978 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock worth $1,164,000 after purchasing an additional 3,926 shares during the last quarter. Finally, AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Waterstone Financial by 223.5% during the 2nd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 42,506 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock worth $544,000 after purchasing an additional 29,366 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 62.71% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Waterstone Financial

In other Waterstone Financial news, Director Ellen Syburg Bartel sold 4,166 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $14.89, for a total value of $62,031.74. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 15,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $223,350. This represents a 21.74 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, Director Stephen J. Schmidt sold 2,687 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $15.80, for a total value of $42,454.60. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 70,078 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,107,232.40. This represents a 3.69 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 37,792 shares of company stock valued at $573,079 in the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 8.30% of the company’s stock.

Waterstone Financial Price Performance

NASDAQ WSBF opened at $15.22 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $14.99 and a 200 day simple moving average of $13.97. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.64, a quick ratio of 1.36 and a current ratio of 1.48. The stock has a market capitalization of $294.81 million, a PE ratio of 21.23 and a beta of 0.63. Waterstone Financial, Inc. has a twelve month low of $10.60 and a twelve month high of $16.86.

Waterstone Financial Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, November 1st. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, October 8th were issued a $0.15 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, October 8th. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.94%. Waterstone Financial’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 82.19%.

About Waterstone Financial

Waterstone Financial, Inc operates as a bank holding company for WaterStone Bank SSB that provides various financial services to customers in southeastern Wisconsin, the United States. It operates in two segments, Community Banking and Mortgage Banking. The Community Banking segment offers consumer and business banking products and services, such as deposit and transactional solutions, including checking accounts, online banking and bill pay services, money transfer services, as well as credit, debit, and pre-paid cards; investable funds solutions comprising savings, money market deposits, individual retirement accounts, and certificates of deposit; residential mortgages, home equity loans and lines of credit, personal and installment loans, real estate financing, business loans, and business lines of credit; and fixed and variable annuities, insurance products, and trust and investment management accounts.